Sri Lanka Tour Package - Taste of Paradise Special – From $649pp

Taste of Paradise Special – From $649pp

Sri Lanka is a perfect destination for short breaks. On this 5-night journey we have you’ll explore the ancient cities and cave temples of the Cultural Triangle, the island’s serene tea estates and Colombo, the bustling commercial capital perched on the west coast.  With Red Dot’s excellent rates  we are able to offer this 5-night holiday for just $649 per person (excluding flights).

• 2 nights – Jim’s Farm, Matale
• 2 nights – Mandira Stratdon, Tea Hills
• 1 night – Ceilao Villa, Colombo

The $649pp price per person includes accommodation on bed and breakfast basis, all transport with a private chauffeur guide for whole holiday and entrance fees for Sigiriya, and Dambulla

Offer Valid for:  from May to November 2014 

Sri Lanka Tour Packages - Sri Lanka Tour & Beach Special – From $1195pp

Sri Lanka Tour & Beach Special – From $1195pp

The Tour & Beach works best for those wanting a relatively short tour of the island followed by an extended stay on the beach. In this special version of the itinerary, we have proposed a 7-night journey into the historic Cultural Triangle, a short visit to Kandy, the scenic hill-country capital, and also some relaxation in the tea hills before a 6-night stay at Chaaya Tranz in Hikkaduwa, a popular four-star resort hotel. Thanks to some fantastic rates and offers, we have secured a price of just $1195 per person (excluding flights) for an unforgettable 13-night holiday. 

Package also includes

	1 night – St Lachan, Negombo
	2 nights – Chaaya Village, Habarana
	2 nights – Cinnamon Citadel, Kandy
	2 nights – St Andrews, Nuwara Eliya
	6 nights – Chaaya Tranz, Hikkaduwa

Sri Lanka Tour Package - Island Hop Special – From $1225pp

Island Hop Special – From $1225pp

For those wanting a full island tour staying in good-value boutique hotels, the Island Hop has always been one of our most popular holidays. While the hotels selected are good-value they are also all small private boutique hotels with character and a reputation for great service rather than large package-style resorts. The trip takes you through Sri Lanka’s most interesting and beautiful landscapes – from the lush green tea covered hills through scrub jungles and finally to the tranquil beaches of the Galle Coast. This special Island Hop for autumn is especially good value thanks to some exceptional rates and offers secured by our sales team. Enjoy 12 nights exploring Sri Lanka for just $1225 per person (excluding flights). 

Package also includes

	1 night – Casa Heliconia, Nittambuwa
	2 nights – Amaya Lake, Dambulla
	2 nights – Mas Villa, Kotmale Reservoir
	2 nights – Melheim Resort, Haputale
	3 nights – Coco Tangalle, Tangalle
	1 night – Lake Lodge, Colombo

Sri Lanka Tour Package - Classic Island Tour Special

Classic Island Tour Special – From $1500pp

Red Dot's Classic Island Tour is one of our all-time favourite itineraries with time spent in the ancient cities, the tea-growing highlands, the southern wildlife parks before some relaxation on a beautiful Indian Ocean beach. This special offer itinerary  valid for the months of May & June as well as Sept & Oct  has been designed to make best use of special rates and offers secured by Red Dot in our most popular boutique hotels. A rate of $1500 per person represents outstanding value for accommodation of this quality.

Package also includes

• 2 nights – The Wallawwa, near airport
• 3 nights – Wildgass Nature Resort, Dambulla
• 3 nights – Weir House, Tea Hills
• 1 night – Grand Udawalwe, Uda Walalwe
• 4 nights – Frangipani Tree, Galle

The $1500 price per person includes accommodation on bed and breakfast basis, all transport with a private chauffeur guide ( excluding beach stay) and entrance fees for Elephant Orphanage,  Sigiriya, Polonnaruwa, Dambulla, Temple of tooth and Udawalawe National park

Offer Valid for: May, June, September & October 2014 

Sri Lanka Tour Package - Whale Watching - just for 200USD

Whale Watching

Dhanushka Whale Watching, harbor road, mirissa, Sri Lanka

Hotel Description

A Big Blue Whale in Mirissa Sea
Mirissa Sea is full of life with the change to watch Blue Whales, Dolphins, Sea Turtles, Killer Whales (Orca), and many more sea animals to watch.

Our History with the Sea
Our nations history is rich with experienced fishermen, with generations of knowledge and through growing up day after day by the sea. 

A pod of Dolphins in Mirissa Sea
Dolphins love playing in Mirissa Sea and will sometimes come and play with the boat, swimming along and having fun in the water.

Our comfortable boat
Our boat "Nathaliya" is 45 feet long and can accommodate up to 50 people. You have access to life jackets, breakfast, tea, coffee, water and fruit on your journey.

Our Service
Our Life Guard and Translator Ruwan explaining to passengers facts about the ocean and whales.

Sri Lanka Tour Packages - Colombo: Dutch Galle - 1 day

Sri Lanka Tour Packages - Colombo: Dutch Galle - 1 day

Colombo: Dutch Galle - 1 day

FROM USD $169

Step back in time in postcolonial Galle on the south west coast of Sri Lanka and explore the city’s wonderful 17th century defence fort, browse historical treasures in the Galle National Museum, and take a scenic cruise along the Madhu River on this Sri Lanka Day Tour.

All our day tours are guaranteed to depart when bookings are made more than 96 hours prior to departure.

Day 1: Galle

Following an early morning departure from Colombo we begin making our way towards Galle on the south-western tip of the island. En route we stop off at an intriguing Mask Factory and Workshop in Ambalangoda, where you can see craftsmen plying their trade and browse a gallery of unique brightly-coloured masks which can be purchased as a souvenir or gift. 

Upon arrival in Galle we set out on a city tour. One of the main highlights is Galle Fort, which offers a charming reminder of the Dutch colonial era. Constructed in 1663, the fort encompasses a remarkable collection of European architectural structures and Sri Lankan traditions, and was named a World Heritage Site in 1988. There is also the Galle National Museum, with a selection of ornamental objects made of ebony, tortoise shell, ancient wood and lace on display. 

Later we board a canopied boat for a scenic cruise along the Madhu River, passing dozens of mangrove covered islets and stopping off at sites along the way – such as a 200-year old temple, and to watch locals farming cinnamon. We may also get the chance to see traditional Sri Lankan fishing techniques in action.

Sri Lanka Tour Package - Curious about Colombo - 1/2 day

Sri Lanka Tour Package - Curious about Colombo - 1/2 day

Curious about Colombo - 1/2 day

FROM USD $89

Explore the sights of the cosmopolitan Sri Lankan capital, from the thriving commercial district and oriental bazaar, to sacred temples and mosques and the ritzy Cinnamon Gardens, on this Half Day Tour.

All our day tours are guaranteed to depart when bookings are made more than 96 hours prior to departure.

Day 1: Colombo

Once a stop off for ancient seafarers trading in pearls, spices and precious stones, this modern-day sea port city is a fascinating blend of old and new with colonial buildings and lively oriental bazaars juxtaposed with commercial high-rise buildings and hotels. We start the City Tour with a drive through the commercial district, also known as the Fort as it was used to protect trading resources during the Dutch and Portuguese colonial times. Next we pass Pettah bazaar with a lively assortment of tenders and buyers and ancient automobiles and beautiful mosques and temples lining the streets. Following a visit to a Hindu Temple we continue past the stunning red-and-white Jami-Ul Alfar Mosque, one of Colombo’s most recognizable landmarks. 

We then drive by the Wolvendall Dutch Church, thought to be one of the oldest places of Christian worship on the island, and the Hultsdorf Law Courts, the centre of legal activity in Colombo, before arriving in the ritzy Cinnamon Gardens suburb, an area that was once covered in cinnamon plantations. Later we continue on to the Independence Square, constructed to commemorate the independence of the country, and Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall, before our final stop at the sprawling Gangaramaya Temple, one of the most important Buddhist temples in Colombo. Here you will find hundreds of Buddha statues, revered relics, examples of Asian architectural design, and much more. 

Sri Lanka tour package - Sri Lankan Delight

Sri Lanka tour package - Sri Lankan Delight

Overview

Endless beaches, timeless ruins, welcoming people, and oodles of elephants, cheap prices, fun trains, famous tea, and great food – need we go on? You might say Sri Lanka has been hiding in plain sight. Countless travellers have passed overhead on their way to someplace else, but years of war

Inclusions  

• Return Economy class airfare with taxes
• 2 nights in Kandy            
• 2 nights in Colombo            
• Daily buffet breakfast            
• Trip to Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage            
• Kandy city tour              
• Colombo city tour             
• Transportation by private air-conditioned car/van with an English speaking chauffeur-cum-guide

Exclusions 

Day

1

Kandy

Meals: None

Upon your arrival in Colombo, you will be welcomed by our representative who will also arrange form your transfer to Kandy (120 km / 3 hours).  On the way, you will visit the Pinnawela Elephant Orphanage. Started in 1975 to house the abandoned and wounded elephants, the orphanage has grown to be a big family of around 90 elephants today. After you reach Kandy, check-in to the hotel, relax and spend the rest of the day at leisure. The evening is reserved for a cultural show. Return and stay overnight at the hotel.

Day

2

Exploring Kandy

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast at the hotel, embark on the tour of Kandy. Some say Kandy is the only other real ‘city’ in Sri Lanka, other than Colombo. The easy-going capital of the Hill Country has a lot to offer – history, culture, forested hills and a touch of urban buzz. The highlights of the tour include visits to Upper Lake Drive, Market Square and the Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic. The Temple of the Sacred Tooth Relic houses Sri Lanka's most important Buddhist relic - a tooth of the Buddha. The tooth is said to have been snatched from the flames of the Buddha's funeral pyre in 543 BC, and was smuggled into Sri Lanka during the 4th century AD, hidden in the hair of a princess. At first it was taken to Anuradhapura, but with the ups and downs of Sri Lankan history it moved from place to place before eventually ending up at Kandy. Other major attraction is the Royal Botanical Gardens, which was started in 1374 as a pleasure garden of the Kings of Gampola and Kandy. At the end of the day, return and spend the evening at leisure in the hotel.

Day

3

Kandy to Colombo

Meals: Breakfast

Post a filling breakfast at the hotel, check-out and proceed to Colombo. Colombo, Sri Lanka’s capital, biggest city and major port, draws together all the colours and cultures that make up this island nation, condenses them into a patchwork of markets, gardens and buildings both humble and grand, and knocks them against a narrow slab of beachfront. You will appreciate Colombo’s colonial heritage, its fine dining and shopping opportunities, and the dash of urban buzz in an overwhelmingly rural country. Check-in to your hotel, relax and spend the rest of the day and the overnight stay at leisure.

Day

4

Exploring Colombo

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast at the hotel, proceed for a morning city tour of Colombo. The tour will take you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens. One of the first stops on the route is the Fort.  During the European era Fort was indeed a fort, surrounded by the sea on two sides and a moat on the landward sides. Today it’s a curious mix of brash modern structures, such as the World Trade Center, and venerable red-brick institutions from the Colonial-era, such as Cargills and Millers. You are also taken to visit Sea Street - the Goldsmiths quarters, where you will also find a Hindu temple with elaborate stone carvings. Nearby is the Wolvendaal Church, the most important Dutch building in Sri Lanka. When the church was built in 1749, this area was a wilderness beyond the city walls. The Europeans mistook the packs of roaming jackals for wolves, and the area became known as Wolf’s Dale, or Wolvendaal in Dutch. The historic Dewatagaha Mosque and the former Eye Hospital are two buildings in Cinnamon Gardens worth visiting. Also visit the BMICH (Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall), see the replica of Avukana Buddha and the Independence Square. Return and stay overnight at the hotel.

Day

5

Depart from Colombo

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, check-out from the hotel.  You will be transferred to the airport to board your flight back home.

Tour Ends.

Sri Lanka Tour Package - Sri Lankan Splendour

Sri Lanka Tour Package - Sri Lankan Splendour
Sri Lankan Splendour

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Please note that images / videos shown are indicative and not all the places and attractions shown here may be included in this package.

Overview

There’s more to Sri Lanka than Buddhist temples and golden beaches. Dotted with Unesco World Heritage Sites, the island has verdant jungle and superb tea, ideally sipped in a colonial guesthouse overlooking a plantation. This package is designed for those looking to get their first taste of this island nation.

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Inclusions  

• Return Economy class airfare with taxes
• 2 nights in Nuwara Eliya            
• 2 nights in Colombo            
• Daily buffet breakfast            
• Nuwara Eliya City Tour              
• Colombo city tour             
• Transportation by private air-conditioned car/van with an English speaking chauffeur-cum-guide

Day

1

Arrive in Sri Lanka (Nuwara Eliya)

Meals: None

Upon your arrival in Colombo, you will be welcomed by our representative who will also arrange form your transfer to Nuwara Eliya (190km /5 hours).  Check in to your hotel and after you could spend the rest of the day at leisure or go for a walk in this picturesque town. At the end of the day, return and spend the evening at leisure in the hotel.

Day

2

Exploring Nuwara Eliya

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast at the hotel, check out and leave for Nuwara Eliya (77km / 2hours). On the way, you will be treated to a multitude of tea plantations and waterfalls.  The summer resort of Nuwara Eliya (nu-rel-iya, meaning ‘City of Light’) keeps its colonial hill station atmosphere more completely than any place in the subcontinent. The town centre is a concrete tangle but the outskirts still keep the atmosphere of a misplaced British village, with hedges, rose gardens and red-roofed bungalows sporting twee names. The old post office, the racecourse, the English country house–styled Hill Club with its hunting pictures, mounted fish and hunting trophies and the 18-hole golf course all somehow seem more British than Britain itself. The Victoria Park, in the middle of the town, is a lovely place for a stroll or a picnic and is also good to see some of the rare birds. Upon arrival, you are taken for a tour of the city and its environs. After the tour, return and stay overnight at the hotel.

Day

3

Nuwara Eliya to Colombo

Meals: Breakfast

Post a filling breakfast at the hotel, check-out and proceed to Colombo. Check in to your hotel and after you could spend the rest of the day at leisure or go for a walk in this picturesque town. At the end of the day, return and spend the evening at leisure in the hotel.

Day

4

Exploring Colombo

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast at the hotel, proceed for a morning city tour of Colombo. The tour will take you to the busy commercial areas as well as the tree-lined residential, Cinnamon Gardens. One of the first stops on the route is the Fort.  During the European era Fort was indeed a fort, surrounded by the sea on two sides and a moat on the landward sides. Today it’s a curious mix of brash modern structures, such as the World Trade Center, and venerable red-brick institutions from the Colonial-era, such as Cargills and Millers. You are also taken to visit Sea Street - the Goldsmiths quarters, where you will also find a Hindu temple with elaborate stone carvings. Nearby is the Wolvendaal Church, the most important Dutch building in Sri Lanka. When the church was built in 1749, this area was a wilderness beyond the city walls. The Europeans mistook the packs of roaming jackals for wolves, and the area became known as Wolf’s Dale, or Wolvendaal in Dutch. The historic Dewatagaha Mosque and the former Eye Hospital are two buildings in Cinnamon Gardens worth visiting. Also visit the BMICH (Bandaranaike Memorial International Conference Hall), see the replica of Avukana Buddha and the Independence Square. Return and stay overnight at the hotel.

Day

5

Depart from Colombo

Meals: Breakfast

After breakfast, check-out from the hotel.  You will be transferred to the airport (40km /1 hour) to board your flight back home.

Tour Ends.

Sri Lanka Railway

Sri Lanka Main rail way station - Colombo Fort 

 Sri Lanka Main rail way station - Colombo Fort 

 Sri Lanka newest train

 Sri Lanka newest train

 Inside Sri Lanka's train

 Inside Sri Lanka's train

  Inside Sri Lanka's train

  Inside Sri Lanka's train

 A Railway Station near Colombo

Sri Lanka Foods

Rice and Curry for Lunch 
Steam rice, soya meat balls, potato curry

Kottu for Dinner 

wheat floor ,vegetables , egg, chicken 

 Rice and Curry for breakfast
steam rice , Dhal curry , green leaves

 Kottu

 Breakfast - steam rice , coconut smabol , egg, frid onion , coconut cream

Sri Lanka Bus

Sri Lanka Buses - public transport

Bus Ticket prices 
New Fare (Rs.)
9
13 - 28
32 - 34
37 - 51
53
67 - 78
109
215

Sri Lanka Hotels

Sri Lanka Hotels
1 Kandy hotels (42)
 City hotels
2 Colombo hotels (28)
 Colombo hotels
3 Nuwara Eliya hotels (18)
 Nuwara Eliya hotels
4 Unawatuna hotels (18)
 Unawatuna hotels
5 Negombo hotels (26)
 Negombo hotels
6 Hikkaduwa hotels (23)
 Hikkaduwa hotels
7 Galle hotels (14)
 Galle hotels
8 Mirissa hotels (5)
 Mirissa hotels
9 Tangalle hotels (10)
 Tangalle hotels
10 Ella hotels (7)
 Ella hotels
11 Bentota hotels (19)
 Bentota hotels
12 Anuradhapura hotels (9)
 Anuradhapura hotels
13 Arugam Bay hotels (3)
 Arugam Bay hotels
14 Sigiriya hotels (8)
 Sigiriya hotels
15 Dambulla hotels (9)
 Dambulla hotels
16 Tissamaharama hotels (6)
 Tissamaharama hotels
17 Weligama hotels (7)
 Weligama hotels
18 Polonnaruwa hotels (8)
 Polonnaruwa hotels
19 Kalpitiya hotels (2)
 Kalpitiya hotels
20 Yala Soul Lot hotels (3)

holidays to sri lanka

Holidays to Sri Lanka

From golden beaches and adventures for excite seekers, to the untamed savage and historical attribute. Sri Lanka is a country filled with the essence of heaven.

Erstwhile an burning stopover on the Material Means, visitors today happening at its bonnie hot forests, turquoise vocalist and longstanding stretches of white-sand beach. Whether you're a spa lover or a surfer, a ethnic individual or a foodie perception for new discoveries, you'll undergo a deluxe fabric of experiences on proffer during a leisure in Sri Lanka.

Opulent Story

Sri Lanka's history dates o.k. galore centuries, providing subjects of great involvement to the many studious traveler. Existence under Land formula for over 100 life, Country is widely voiced in Sri Lanka, making holidays to Sri Lanka stress-free as far as connection with the locals is afraid. One of the few remaining countries where Religion is the possessive religion, you will see monks throughout the land, but particularly in the maximal city of Colombo. Temples seem to be everywhere you examine, both ancient and stately, several rattling rhetorical and bonnie. Some temples content tours, and a honorific travel is recommended when on leisure in Sri Lanka.

Social Trigon

The country's "social triangle" lies toward the drier middle of the island and includes archeological ruins from the 4th century B.C., hollow paintings, and ancient ruins deep in the forests. If the chance arises call Dambulla's Auspicious Temple. It was improved within caves and houses a vast publication of Religion statues. This can be followed by an elephant trek - crossing a river on the rear of an elephant is quite an change! When you hit recovered and are intelligent for many spread, membrane toward one of the coasts and try your clapping at surfboarding, swim, snorkelling, or kite surfriding. To really apprise the diversity of wildlife in Sri Lanka, it is a redeeming, and holidaymakers can acquire guided trekking or biking tours, as surface as 4WD Automobile tours to survey the luxuriant wildlife and acquire many near the countryside.

Sri Lankan Beaches

Long happy writer beaches trimmed with area trees, effervescent dispirited Amerind Ocean waters, and the fresh and equatorial year-round condition is virtuous perfect! Revel Negombo or the southwesterly coast's handsome beaches, with lagoons and superfine smooth.

Weddings, Honeymoons and Vow Renewals

Sri Lanka Holidays are perfect for those wanting a incomparable wedding experience or a vow restoration function. Story surrounds you with weather, hot waves, and the neaten of hot flowers. After your commencement, meet in one of the island's wealthiness hotels or handle yourself to the last quietude with an Ayurvedic spa communication and a cup of Sri Lanka's world-famous tea.

Unaffected Exemplar


No concern when you trip, Sri Lanka instrument delight you with its fresh model, easy-going stride of living, and its affluent traditions. With a larger universe of elephant and leopards and its different landscapes, this region is truly primary. There are escapade holidays useable and wealth hotels with pleasing over-water bungalows: a spend in Sri Lanka can straighten your wildest dreams a realism.

where is sri lanka

where is sri lanka

where is sri lanka
Challenge: Where is Sri Lanka?
You've heard around the famously spicy food, fastidious beaches, and maybe equal the decades-long polite war, but just where is Sri Lanka settled?

Result:
Erst famed as State, Sri Lanka is an island prohibitionist placed in
the Asiatic Ocean upright southeast from the tip of the Amerindian subcontinent. Sri Lanka is extremely cozy to India and is southwest of the Bay of Bengal.

Sri Lanka is mentation to get erstwhile been linked to Bharat via an 18-mile-long occupation connection, however, now exclusive limestone shoals rest. Brobdingnagian ships cannot navigate in the shelfy h2o between the two countries and staleness travel all the way around Sri Lanka.

The medium-sized island of Sri Lanka occupies 25,332 squarish miles -- making it only slightly larger than the denote of Writer Town; you can easily locomote around the state by bus or read.

See a region profile and see what to expect during Sri Lanka movement.
How to Get to Sri Lanka?

Shipping mate between Bharat and Sri Lanka stopped during their fell subject war. Dish bringing started up again in latterly 2011 but did not ending yearn. Patch both cruise lines do telephone into Sri Lanka, the easiest and most demotic way to labour the island is to fly into Colombo; there are more budget flights operative between Bharat and Sri Lanka.

There are currently no unvarnished flights from the US to Sri Lanka; you testament require to transfer finished Aggregation, Aggregation, or the Midsection Eastmost oldest. The quickest way to drive Sri Lanka from the US is to assemblage a exact embellish to New Delhi, India, then an forward steps to Colombo.

Is a Visa Required for Sri Lanka?

As of 2012, fill of all nationalities excluding Island and the Land must get an electronic visa, identified as an ETA, in suggestion before incoming in Sri Lanka. You instrument greet a confirmation encipher related with your characteristic name and incur a machine at migration after arriver.

See what to judge after landing in Collection.
Applying for a jaunt visa to visit Sri Lanka is gradual and can be done online for a fee. The nonremittal size of retard acknowledged is 30 life. Unequal applying for the Soldier visa, the outgrowth is simplified; no characteristic photos or more paperwork are required.

Distribute for an ETA visa on the adjudicator site: http://www.eta.gov.lk/slvisa/

Is Sri Lanka Safe?

Sri Lanka had to agreement with both the disrespectful 2004 tsunami and a national war that lasted for nearly 26 years. Scrap obstructed in 2009; despite a still-heavy police proximity in whatsoever cities, tourists are invulnerable and the tourism store has been rebuilt.

Most tourists pedagogue to the beaches in the southeasterly and to the splendid tea plantations in the national. Whatever areas in the northern domain around Jaffna soothe somebody limited areas and business to clean up business mines is solace current.

Where to Go in Sri Lanka?

A big leave of the visitors to Sri Lanka end up in beach destinations along the southeastward of Colombo along the westside coast of the island. Sri Lanka is person to two incompatible monsoon seasons, so at any given minute several air of the island leave be dry enough to enjoy.

See the human moment to go to Sri Lanka.
See many most the India monsoon toughen.
Unawatuna is a hot beach goal and attracts visitors from all over the world. The internal of the island is greenish, cooler, and habitation to exquisite tea plantations along with teeming wildlife. The metropolis of Kandy in the Focal Orbit is a nonclassical traveller end and is generally advised the cultural epicenter of Sri Lanka.

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